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Falling Pomegranate Seeds Duology:

The Katherine of Aragon Story

Omnibus Edition

by Wendy J. Dunn

In the Falling Pomegranate Seeds Duology, readers are transported to the rich historical tapestry of 15th and 16th-century Europe, where the lives of remarkable women unfold against the backdrop of political upheaval and personal struggles.

In the first book, beginning in 1490 Castile, Doña Beatriz Galindo, a passionate and respected scholar, serves as an advisor to Queen Isabel of Castile. Beatriz yearns for a life beyond the constraints imposed on women, desiring to control her own destiny. As she witnesses the Holy War led by Queen Isabel and her husband, King Ferdinand of Aragon, Beatriz dedicates herself to guiding Queen Isabel's youngest child, Catalina of Aragon, on her own path. Beatriz's role as a tutor and advisor becomes instrumental in shaping Catalina's future as she prepares to become England's queen.

Fast forward to the winter of 1539 in the second book, where María de Salinas, a dear friend and cousin of Catalina (now known as Katherine of Aragon), pens a heartfelt letter to her daughter, the Duchess of Suffolk. Unable to make the journey from her London home due to illness, María shares her life story, intricately woven with her experiences alongside Catalina. Their friendship has endured through exile and tumultuous times. María seeks to shed light for her daughter on the choices she has made in a story exploring themes of friendship, betrayal, hatred, and forgiveness.

Through María's narrative, the eternal question Will love ultimately triumph?

Praise for Falling Pomegranate Seeds: The Duty of Daughters (Book #1):

"...this profoundly moving story helps us appreciate today's more enlightened world. The Duty of Daughters is historical fiction at its best!"
~ Readers’ Favorite ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Covered by white cloths, going lengthwise down either side of the hall, two tables were laden with fowl, beef, all kinds of meat, and pastries of every shape and size. Seated at these tables, English Lords and Ladies ate as if none of them had ever heard of the sin of gluttony. She cringed at the noises made by her table companions. They belched and even farted as if they knew no better, or simply did not care about the impression they made to those foreign to their court.

On the raised dais with the royal family, Catalina, her table separated but close to Arthur’s, picked at her food, just like her new husband did. The girl and boy wore the same, unsmiling look. Soon, it would be time for the next part of the proceedings.

María chewed at her mouth, distressed for her friend. What can I do? Catalina’s marriage is why we have come to England. She pushed her food around her silver platter too, her unsettled stomach making it impossible to eat. Her mouth was so dry. She reached for the wine, her hand trembling so much she spilled red wine on the cloth. In the candlelight, it looked like blood. María gulped the wine. The blood of a virgin on her wedding night.

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Wendy J. Dunn

Wendy J. Dunn is an award-winning Australian writer fascinated by Tudor history – so much so she was not surprised to discover a family connection to the Tudors, not long after the publication of her first Anne Boleyn novel, which narrated the Anne Boleyn story through the eyes of Sir Thomas Wyatt, the elder.

Her family tree reveals the intriguing fact that one of her ancestral families – possibly over three generations – had purchased land from both the Boleyn and Wyatt families to build up their own holdings.

It seems very likely Wendy’s ancestors knew the Wyatts and Boleyns personally.

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